2023 Ford Explorer Order Guide

jordanholiday22972 · Oct 14, 2022

All I can speak to is my particular 2023 order that was placed on August 24th. I ordered my Explorer without rails. 100%. But I have received nothing from Ford since that order date and am still waiting on a build date. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Ford had changed things and now you can't order one without rails. I've already been called by my dealer and asked if I would drop the Premium Tech package because Ford is having a hard time getting parts.

jordanholiday22972 · Oct 18, 2022

ib_jigged said:

I just received another phone call from my dealer and I can no longer get the Explorer without rails and I also have to drop the Premium technology package in order to get a build date. It will be interesting to see what else is removed from my original order before I receive the vehicle.

ib_jigged · Oct 18, 2022

jordanholiday22972 said:

Both of those removals will almost certainly push me to wait till 2024 and see if there are more/better changes. At this point, we have no issue with our 2019 Expedition Stealth Edition. Or pull the pin and buy a Lincoln Aviator in the Jet Black package as it seems they are not removing features according to a couple dealers.

jordanholiday22972 · Oct 23, 2022

ib_jigged said:

After doing additional research on what is involved in removing the roof rails and the scarcity of parts, I cancelled my order today. The inability to order an ST without the roof rails was the deal breaker. I decided to go with the Durango SRT instead.

Peterfor · Oct 24, 2022

jordanholiday22972 said:

Booooooooooo.

Exsadlow · Oct 29, 2022

G65 said:

They removed Active Park Assist 2.0 from the 401a package also and made it a $350 option. I picked up my st and noticed it missing no credit no notice nothing..i didn't really want it anyway but i did pay for it in the original order as part of the package unfortunately i took delivery of it before I noticed it missing.. Called the dealer said he would get back to me by the end of the day..4 days later still no call why bother ordering options ford is just going to send what they feel like anyway. the whole process is very frustrating. Then you see the advertisements for Ford order the car you want and we'll lock in the price they should add "then we'll give you the options we think you should have" it's like when the model T came out you can get any color you want as long as it's black. Love the ST but this will be my last Ford even with employee pricing.

LincDawg · Nov 2, 2022

Exsadlow said:

They removed Active Park Assist 2.0 from the 401a package also and made it a $350 option. I picked up my st and noticed it missing no credit no notice nothing..i didn't really want it anyway but i did pay for it in the original order as part of the package unfortunately i took delivery of it before I noticed it missing.. Called the dealer said he would get back to me by the end of the day..4 days later still no call why bother ordering options ford is just going to send what they feel like anyway. the whole process is very frustrating. Then you see the advertisements for Ford order the car you want and we'll lock in the price they should add "then we'll give you the options we think you should have" it's like when the model T came out you can get any color you want as long as it's black. Love the ST but this will be my last Ford even with employee pricing.

I just noticed the same today without realizing when I took delivery. Also don't really care about the park assist, but I should have been notified or provided a credit..

Jarsa3oh3 · Dec 22, 2022

Exsadlow said:

They removed Active Park Assist 2.0 from the 401a package also and made it a $350 option. I picked up my st and noticed it missing no credit no notice nothing..i didn't really want it anyway but i did pay for it in the original order as part of the package unfortunately i took delivery of it before I noticed it missing.. Called the dealer said he would get back to me by the end of the day..4 days later still no call why bother ordering options ford is just going to send what they feel like anyway. the whole process is very frustrating. Then you see the advertisements for Ford order the car you want and we'll lock in the price they should add "then we'll give you the options we think you should have" it's like when the model T came out you can get any color you want as long as it's black. Love the ST but this will be my last Ford even with employee pricing.

I’m sorry to hear that happened. The same happened to me with no notification or credit. I love my st but I to am thinking this might be my last ford

Jarsa3oh3 · Dec 22, 2022

LincDawg said:

They also failed to say that the camera washers are no longer part of the deal. Apparently they took this out in 21. They definitely didn’t mention it when I ordered. I’m starting to wonder if it’s more than ford

Jarsa3oh3 · Dec 22, 2022

Jarsa3oh3 said:

Like are other auto makers having similar problems

Mekks082 · Dec 22, 2022

Also finally noticed no active park assist, my old ford came with it in the 401a package so I did not bother to look for the feature on top of the 401a. Not sure how much I would use it but def not happy it was removed.

Jarsa3oh3 · Dec 22, 2022

BLVDBroker said:

2023STBrice said:

Mekks082 said:

ya same here. When I ordered in February of 22 it said it was in tech package but when mine was delivered it didn’t have it

Mackdaddy · Dec 28, 2022

Guess I'm lucky I have Active Park assist, no roof rails on my 401A package, I just picked it up on 12/22/2022, so far, I'm loving it, Carbonize Gray Metallic.

jwuonog · Jan 14, 2023

Have the massage seats returned for 2023? I've heard that more recent builds have two bolts in the rear, can anyone confirm?

DaveG ST · Jan 15, 2023

jwuonog said:

The Ford website indicates that they are available on the 2023.

bosephbarking · Jan 16, 2023

DaveG ST said:

When I ordered in late November I was told Ford would not let the dealer select the option.

KANSAS · Jan 16, 2023

The Premium Technology package with massage seats has never gone away from the Dealer Order Guide. Instead, they created the Technology package without the massage seats as an additional option. This way they can order/build one or the other depending on what parts are available, and there will be no "massage seats deleted" shown on the window sticker.

drdroo · Mar 7, 2023

jwuonog said:

Massage seats aren't available due to 'commodity hold' as of a few weeks ago when I placed my order. I had to drop from the Premium Tech to the regular (which the only difference is the massage seats) to get the order to go through. I was told anything else was ok and my order is waiting to be scheduled.

2023STBrice · Mar 11, 2023

drdroo said:

Dang that sucks that there deleting it. My 2023 was ordered on aug 3rd 2022 and picked up 6 months later on feb 3rd 2023 and mine came with the massage seats and there are amazing!

2023STBrice · Mar 11, 2023

drdroo said:

be prepared to wait 6-8 months from ordering to delivery! just a heads up for un needed headache of thinking it will be here eariler

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